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ACC Work levies dropping

Employers and people who are self-employed will on average pay 6.9 percent less for their ACC Work Account levy over the coming two years. This reduction comes after standard public consultation by the Government.

From an ACC perspective, being self-employed is different to being a small business owner. Self-employment means you’re the sole proprietor of a business, a member of a business partnership, or an independent contractor. Small business owners, on the other hand, have other people working for them and are responsible for the pay and ACC cover of employees while these people are at work.

The Government sets ACC levies every two years

ACC levy regulations are determined through public consultation. Consultation about the rate for the coming two-year period took place at the end of last year. Find out what was consulted on and read about the resulting decisions on the ACC website:

Everyone in business in New Zealand has to pay ACC levies

ACC has three different levies for people in business: Work levy, Earners’ levy, and Working Safer levy. Every person in business has to pay these levies. The Work Account levy helps to support people for injuries that happen at work, and it’s different for every business.